President Nixon met with Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach at Camp David to dictate a personal letter of encouragement following Staubach's recent injury. The President expressed his well wishes for the athlete's recovery and inquired about the automobile he had previously provided to the Staubach family. This interaction highlights Nixon’s practice of using personal correspondence to build rapport with prominent public figures and professional athletes.
President Richard M. Nixon and Roger Staubach met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:05 pm on August 14, 1972 and 8:17 pm on August 15, 1972. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 202-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 202-7
Date: Unknown between August 14 and 15, 1972
Time: Unknown between 6:05 pm, August 14, 1972 and 8:17 pm, August 15, 1972
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President dictated a letter to Roger Staubach.
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The President's wishes for a quick recovery from injury
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